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Wildlife sightings for 19th December 2011
2 Bittern (photo, right) - south shore, very close to each other. Also 1 Bittern seen flying towards the Wetland Centre over Rocks Lane at about 7:50 a.m., flying from the SW - possibly from [...]
19 December 2011
Today's sights/WeBS
Today's Wetland Bird Survey results from WWT Slimbridge Mute Swan 121 Bewick's Swan 129 European White-fronted Goose 189 Greylag Goose 343 Canada Goose 478 Barnacle Goose 126 M [...]
19 December 2011
Today on the reserve
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18 December 2011
New sightings
Throughout site Large numbers of teal Flocks (30-40) of siskin and redwing competing for food [...]
18 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 18th December 2011
2 Bittern - main lake S shore, very close to each other at first then one moving further down the shore after agressive behavior 5 Shelduck - main lake 3 Pintail - main lake, marsh 75 [...]
18 December 2011
Today's sightings
Above two images of the female Lesser Scaup on the Rushy, copyright JSLeesWWT Send us your photographs If you have any good photographs of our wildlife, we would love to publish them here. sen [...]
18 December 2011
Some new arrivals in Wader shore.
A new species arrived in Wader shore 2 weeks ago... These lovely black-winged stilts were hatched in 2011 and are looking to spend their first winter in with the Avocet and Redshank. Hatched from different clutches, the female appears much younger than th
17 December 2011
New sightings
WADER LAKE A.M. HIGH TIDE 100% FROZEN WIGEON 6 TEAL 13 MOORHEN 5 REDSHANK 1 LAPWING 26 HAWTHORN WOOD SISKIN 38 BULLFINCH 26 CHAFFINCH 20 GREENFINCH 7 [...]
17 December 2011
Back to West Africa
No reports of the Grey Phalarope today. We would guess that after it's two week stay, it has decided to head off to it's wintering ground off West Africa. Either that or it found itself becomi [...]
17 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 17th December 2011
1 Bittern - flew into reeds on North side of main lake 4 Pintail - 1 on main lake 3 on grazing marsh 72 Wigeon - grazing marsh 2 Water Rail - main lake 48 Lapwing - main lake [...]
17 December 2011
Great Birding.
The female Lesser Scaup with Tufted Ducks taken today by JSLees copyright WWT Rushy LESSER SCAUP 1 adult female and showing well Bewicks Swan 125 Some new arrivals [...]
17 December 2011
Take a trip to South Pole
To celebrate the centenary of the Scott Antarctic expedition, WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is taking families back in time over the Christmas holidays to become an explorer and make the perilous journey to the South Pole in our creative trail. 'Scott o
16 December 2011
Starling murmuration video
A great video of over 2,000 starlings coming to roost at the WWT Arundel Wetland Centre at 3:40pm Dec 10. The murmuration gets larger and larger as more birds join, then suddenly they all land in one quick movement - amazing. After two winters with no
16 December 2011
Sighting update
We have a fabulous flock of 30+ Siskin (plus some Goldfinch gatecrashers) working their way through the Alder on site! [...]
16 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Mid Tide (100% Frozen) Black Headed Gull 6 River Wear Mallard 122 Teal 73 Grey Heron 4 Hawthorn Wood Great Spott [...]
16 December 2011